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Never dig straight down at this Minecraft party full of free Minecraft party printables, menu ideas, and Minecraft party decoration ideas. 

My son started playing Minecraft last year, well actually he mostly plays Block Craft, which is similar to Minecraft and “less scary,” but that’s beside the point.

When we started thinking about party ideas, Minecraft came up. And it came up again, and again, and again. 

When it didn’t go away, I relented. Alas we had a theme picked out for Ethan’s 6th birthday. Hooray!

Minecraft Birthday

I will be honest, this theme had me sweating as I knew nothing about the game. 

So I did what any Mom in this situation would do. I headed off to Google and Pinterest and started searching away for Minecraft party ideas.

I really loved putting all of the details together for this party. I learned a ton about the game and my son and I got to connect and plan things together. It really is the best to get my kiddos involved in planning their birthday parties.

Minecraft party balloons

Minecraft Party Ideas

I hope you love all of the epically awesome details from this Minecraft birthday party.

What you’ll love about this party:


  • EPICALLY AWESOME DESSERTS – The TNT explosive cake was an easy DIY. Add cupcake toppers to level up some store-bought cupcakes.
  • MINECRAFT MENU – A full menu to pair the game with food choices.
  • MINECRAFT PARTY BACKDROP AND BALLOON ARCH – Easy ideas to make a big statement.
  • MINECRAFT PARTY PRINTABLES – A full set of Minecraft party printables are available for FREE!

Yes, you read that last bullet right, I’m sharing all of the free printables you see here.

Read on for all of the fun Minecraft birthday party details and grab your free Minecraft printables at the bottom of this post.

Minecraft Birthday Party Dessert Table

Minecraft dessert table

My son’s birthday is in August so we like to host the birthday party outside in the backyard whenever we can.

I used my potting table to set up the dessert table and decorated it with a DIY balloon garland. 

For this balloon garland, I used the string method where you tie each balloon on, though many times I will use a balloon strip. 

Grab some black, dark green, lime green, and these fun creeper balloons. Pick your length and arrange them until you get the look you want. 

Minecraft balloon arch dessert table

On the table I placed a large 16×20″ sign that I DIY’d using a pixelated design that I printed out on card stock and added a letter-sized sign that says “Level Six Reached.” 

Minecraft dessert table with party sign

DIY Minecraft Birthday Cake

The cake was a Target bakery cake that I had them use different colors of green frosting along the side.

On top I placed a bundle of TNT that is made out of card stock and placed a little sign with Ethan’s name on top. I love inexpensive but totally awesome cakes.

Minecraft birthday party cake

We also had the bakery make chocolate cupcakes with green frosting and printed out some creeper faces for cupcake toppers. 

Minecraft Creeper Cupcakes

Minecraft Birthday Party Table Setting

Minecraft party table

I kept the party table pretty simple, but you could place party favors or add more Minecraft decor to it if you wanted.

I used a little mini version of the “Level Six Reached” party sign as a centerpiece. 

Using simple black dinner plates, I found these Minecraft dessert plates from Oriental trading, along with Creeper napkins. Oriental Trading has a slew of Minecraft party decorations.

I also picked up some lime dessert plates to make a coordinating look. On these I placed the Creeper napkin on top of the plates. 

Take red cups and print out the TNT label that is used for the TNT bundles and your table is set. 

Minecraft party table setting

Minecraft Birthday Food Table

Inside we kept the food and boy was it a fun spread!

Minecraft party room decor

These party balloons were so fun on the door and really pulled the decor from inside to out.

TNT Minecraft party balloon
Minecraft food table

I was inspired by Simply Sprout’s Minecraft party over on Oriental Trading’s Fun365 to create a fun Minecraft party backdrop.

I started with the stone table cover roll and hung it on my photography backdrop that works great for party backdrops. 

I followed the tutorial to create this Minecraft TNT party banner.

Instead of using the pixelated green bandanas like in the tutorial, I simply took a plastic table cloth roll and made my own green tassels. On top of these I attached strips of printed out green pixelated paper. 

DIY Minecraft party banner

Underneath the tissue tassel banner, I hung a printable banner that said the birthday boy’s name.

You’ll be able to create your own name banner with the free printable set. All letters in the alphabet are included! 

Minecraft party banner

Cover the table with a green table cover and brown table skirt or use this Minecraft table cover.

Add a couple of signs and your party table is ready for the food. 

Never Dig Straight Down Minecraft Sign

Minecraft Menu Ideas

The Minecraft party menu was so much fun to put together, and also included a lot of healthy options. Look at all this fruit! 

Minecraft fruit
Minecraft sticks and fish menu ideas
minecraft cookie label
Minecraft party sign and food ideas

Simply give your food a fun label and it goes from plain to fabulous in minutes.

MINECRAFT MENU IDEAS

Here’s the full Minecraft menu that we served:

We served Creeper Juice, Sparking Ice (potion of healing), and water (water) to wash everything down. This green punch recipe was pretty good! 

If you want even more menu ideas be sure to hop over to this list of Minecraft menu ideas.

Minecraft Creeper Juice
Minecraft Water Label

Looking for more menu ideas?

Minecraft Menu Ideas

Need ideas on what food and drinks to serve for a Minecraft party? Check out this huge list of Minecraft menu ideas. 



Free Minecraft Party Printables

These Minecraft party printables are completely free and many are editable to get a personalized party.

Free Minecraft party printables

Here’s what is included in this Minecraft party printable set:

  • Invitation
  • Minecraft 8×10″ Signs: “Never Dig Straight Down” and “Creep on in the party is here”
  • 4×6″ Brewing Station Sign
  • 4×6″ Editable Birthday Sign (not shown)
  • Alphabet banner
  • Minecraft cupcake toppers
  • Minecraft food tags (all the menu choices above)
  • Food Tent Cards
  • Straw flags
  • Bottle labels
  • TNT Wrappers
  • Green pixel paper

Simply fill out the form below and you’ll receive the printables right in your inbox. You’ll also receive the password to the free printable library, which provides you access to all of the free printables on elvamdesign.com. 

FILL OUT THIS FORM BELOW AND THE PRINTABLES WILL BE SENT TO YOUR INBOX!

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Free Minecraft birthday party printables

I hope you enjoyed this party and found some inspiring Minecraft birthday party ideas!

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34 Comments

  1. THANK YOU. My son is into Minecraft…. I know nothing. I literally copied your first line about not knowing anything about Minecraft and texted it to some friends with an “IT’S ME” comment. haha Love the printables + ideas.

  2. Thanks so much. My son is also named Ethan and he’s turning 6 as well! I know nothing about Minecraft and I’m excited and happy i found this. Thanks so much!

  3. Wow – thank you for making these available for free! They are great and I really appreciate the time and effort you put into creating these and then so graciously offering them to the public. Thank you so much!

    Kind Regards,

    Melissa

  4. Hello – where do you get the level six reached sign from? I tried to edit the Never Dig Straight Down sign in PDF but it’s not letting me. Thanks so much! Rav

  5. Thanks so much dear this was helpful ! I’ll use the printable free posters .. my boy birthday is on august 15 close to your boy’s birthday

    1. Thank You so much! Having a Minecraft birthday party this weekend. I am not sure if you have it posted or I can’t find it…. what is your creeper juice made of??

  6. Organising party for son and grandson who have the same birthday. They both love Minecraft so your free printables will be very welcome. Thank you in advance.

  7. Hi there I have been looking everywhere for a printable “Level 8 reached poster (Minecraft) for sons birthday next Saturday how and where can I get one like yours xx

      1. I downloaded the free printables but didn’t get the level reached printable. Do you have one for 4? If so, could you send to my email. Thanks!

      2. Hello,
        Thanks so much for sharing the printables along with the details of your son’s great party! Were you able to add the Level 8 reached signs in. I got the download and searched the library, but didn’t see it. My son’s birthday is in a week and I would love to add this in. Thanks!

  8. These free printables are great! They’ll make my son’s birthday feel much more special while we are in quarantine.

  9. It’s my sons 9th birthday tomorrow and he loves minecraft,, with being in lockdown we are hand making everything at home so would be an amazing help for us to use xx

      1. Thanks so much for the share.I am currently planning my son’s 8th birthday. He loves Minecraft. This is perfect especially this pandemic situation of ours.

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